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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1913.
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agricultural
%s Education
■—-a, Successful Farming i
$ Andrew &oulc
This department wilt cheerfully etideavot to jurnish any imormalion.
t.clters should be addressed to Vr. Andrew M. Soule, president State
Agricultural College. Athens, Ga.
WINTER TRUCK CARDEN
-TO REOPENED IN ICON
WOT TOE SOIL SHOULD BE
Bibb County Agricultural in
stitute Will Make Experi
ment in Vegetables
INFULENCE .OF LIME ON THE
PRODUCTION OF CORN
Much interest has been manifested
in recent years in the influence which
lime might be expected to exert on the
growth of corn when applied to the
various soil types found in the south
eastern states. This question seemed
to be of so much importance that a se
ries of tests were inaugurated in the
demonstration field of the State College
of Agriculture at Athens, Ga., and the
results obtained in 1912 are incorporat
ed in this paper for the information
of the farmer. These tests were car
ried out in duplicate and the figures
presented represent the averages of the
results obtained. No fertilizer and no
lime were applied to check plats. On
the next series 2,000 pounds of caustic
lime were applied; on the third series,
400 pounds of floats; on the fourth se
ries, 400 pounds Of floats and 2,000
pounds of caustic lime; on the fifth se
ries, 400 pounds of acid phosphate; and
on the sixth series, 400 pounds of acid
phosphate and 2,000 pounds of lime.
It will thus be seen that the test
was designed to show the effect of ap
plying lime, floats and acid phosphate
alone, and in condonations. The lime
was all applied in the fall of the year
after the ground had been broken to a
good depth, say ten to twelve inches,
with a two-horse turning plow. The
lime was applied' broadcast in a finely
powdered condition and was left ex
posed on top of the ground during the
late fall of 1911 and the winter of 1912.
The floats and acid phosphate were ap
plied at the time the corn was planted.
It should be remembered that this land
was of the red clay type found so wide
ly distributed throughout the Piedmont
region. Five years ago it was in a very
bad physical condition, having been mis
managed and farmed without rotation
or systematized effort towards building
it up. It has been improved by deep
plowing, by the plowing under of cow-
peas, and the institution of a crop ro
tation. It is important to bear these
facts in mind, for the average farmer
will no doubt conclude that the yield
obtained on the “no fertilizer” plats was
so much above the average of the state
thaj the land must haye been made un
usually rich by some special treatment.
As a matter of fact, the fine showing
made by the no-fertilizer plats is at
tributable to the methods of manage
ment followed, and should impress the
average farmer with the necessity of
plowing his land deeply, using a variety
of crops which will tend to supplement
each other and thus build up the soil,
and turning under an abundance of veg
etable matter in the form of legumes
for the purpose of adding humus and
nitrogen and improving the mechanical
condition of the land. The one thing
which it seems impossible to impress
as graphically' as is desirable upon our
farmers is the fact that the building
up of their lands is not as difficult a
problem as th6y believe it to be, and
they will make greater progress to r
wards this end if they will follow the
suggestions made in this paper, and
then apply the necessary supplemental
fertilizer rather than to depend on the
application of fertilizers and neglect the
RED CROSS
^Dynamite
'''V DOUBLES YIELDS OF
\ Corn and
COTTON
S ubsoiling with Red
Cross Dynamite gives
you six feet of top soil
instead of six inches.
It aerates the soil, protects
vegetation against both
drouth and excessive rainfall,
and repays its cost in largely
increased yields and saving
of fertilizer.
The use of Red Cross Dyna-
inite last year for subsoiling
I corn and cotton fields re
sulted in record-break
ing crops, proving
that it pays.
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improvement of the physical condition
of the land, as is often the case.
The average yield obtained on the no
fertilizer plats was forty-three bushels
of corn per acre, or more than 2 1-2
times the average yield obtained in the
state. This result can be duplicated
on much land of the same type if bains
are taken to prepare the soil properly
and to change its physical condition
by the addition of vegetable matter de
rived from leguminous crops.
On the next series of plats to which
2,000 pounds of caustic lime were ap
plied, the average yield of corn was
53.47 bushels. From this it would ap
pear that the use of a ton of lime in
creased the yield of corn per acre by
approximately ten bushels. It will cost
the average farmer to apply a ton of
caustic lime from $5 to $7.50. One
might conclude that the profit from the
use of the lime was not very great
on that account, but it should be borne
in mind that the lime will exert an ef
fect ip the soil for from three to five
years. As these tests have only been
in progress one year, it is impossible
to say just what increased yield from
the use of lime may be anticipated as
the result of a five years’ test. Addi
tional data will be obtained along this
line from year to year, and as fast as
it becomes available it will be given to
the farmers for their information and
guidance.
In this connection it is proper to say
that we would now advise the use of
the finely ground raw rock. It is easier
to obtain and handle than the caustic
lime and is not so difficult to apply. It
should only cost about half as much
per ton as the caustic lime, and while
it would be better to apply two tons per
acre since it appears to have only half
the sweetening and acid-correcting
power of the caustic lime, still I am in
clined to think <that our farmers will
obtain a substantial benefit from the
use of one ton of the finely ground
rock.
It; seems that our soils are quite defi
cient in lime from the analyses which
have been made up to this time. They
are also quite markedly acid in many
instances. This condition can only be
corrected by liming, and the best results
from the use of fertilizers and in the
growth of crops will not follow on these
lands until the -acid condition is over
come through the application of lime.
In the purchase of the raw ground rock,
it is important to remember that none
of the articles should be larger than
a small grain of wheat. On the other
hand, it is undesirable to have the lime
ground extremely fine as this some
times tend to make it c^ke and its
action in the soil is not so pronounced
as where it is not ground quite so
fine.
On the plats to which 400 pounds of
floats and no lime were applied, the
average yield of corn was 4*7.43 bushels
per acre. "Where .floats and lime were
applied the yield became 61.76 bush
els. The increase due to the lime in
this instance was 4.33 bushels. On the
series of plats to which 400 pounds
of acid .phosphate were applied the aver
age yield of corn was 45 bushels per
acre. When acid phosphate and lime
were used together, the yield became
59.07 bushels. The increase due to the
lime in this instance was 14 bushels
per acre.
To summarize, it appears from these
results that llm e proved efficient when
applied either singly or in combination
in increasing the yield of corn per acre.
The use of floats or acid phosphate by
themselves did not effect a large in
crease over no fertilizer. It should be
borne in mind, however, that the land
used for these tests had been prepared
more carefully than* the average land
in Georgia and that these constituents
would probably have given a larger re
lative yield on ordinary farm land then
they did in this instance. It appears
that where the floats and lime or acid
phosphate and lime were used together
that a considerable increase wais ob
tained. From one point of view this
increase was no doubt attributable
largely to the lime, but the increase
shown with lime and acid phosphate
would indicate that the use of the
available phosphoric acid was quite
beneficial to the corn crop. Whole it
is too early to state just which combi
nation is likely to prove most effec
tive, it is probable that on lands low
in vegetable matter and not well sup
plied with phosphorus, that the farmer
will secure a better return from the use
of acid phosphate than from floats
alone. The plats In this test were all
much better supplied with vegetable
matter than ordinary farm land and
this no doubt accounts in some measure
for the showing made by the floats. It
is important to remember in this con
nection that 400 pounds of floats or acid
phosphate represented only one-fifth by
weight of the amount of lime applied.
• • •
GROWING TWO BALES PER ACRE.
J. H. W., Gadsden, Ala., writes: I
have eight acres of gray sandy land
with a deep red clay subsoil that is
in a high state of cultivation, and I wish
to make two bales of cotton per acre
next year. Will you advise me how much
fertilizer and what kind to use and
what variety of big boll cotton to plant.
The land was in oats this year followed
with peas and has been turned with
a two-horse plow and subsoiled to an
fOOpoantfff of an
ordinary Fertilizer
(tcitiuf 2-8-2)
FILLER
28LBS
NITRATE OF SODA
12 LBS
ACID
PHOSPHATE
•66 LBS
TWBKffTgy?
Both of these are
bailed “complete**
fertilizers* but they
are very different.
Well-balanced
Fertilizer
(tearing 2-8-10)
■ , I inmii
FILLER,
l&LBS
NITRATE OF SODA j
12 LBS
ACID
PHOSPHATE^
66 LBS,
If\you prefer ready-mixed fer-
tilizer|s, insist on having enough
Potash in them to raise the crop
2lli I - - - -
TMUBJATE OF
POTASH
SO LBS
as well as to raise the price. Crops
contain more than three- times as much Potash as phosphoric acid.
It was found years ago that the com position
oi the crop is not a sure guide to the most
profitable fertilizer, but it does not Rake a very
smart man to figure out that a well-balanced
fertilizer shoald contain at least at much Potash
as Phosphoric Acid. Insist on having it so.
If you do not find the brand you wfmt, make
one by adding enough Potash to make it right.
To increase the Potash 4 per cent, (for
cotton and grain), add one bag Muriate of
Potash per ton of fertilizer; to increase it
9 per cent, (truck, potatoes, tobacco, corn,
etc.), add two bags Sulphate or Muriate
per ton.
Talk to your dealer and ask him to carry Potash in p n 4 ac U p a .. c
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MACON, Ga., Jan. 18.—The members
of the Bibb county, agriculture institute
are making arrangements to have a
midwinter truck garden in Macon next
winter. It was demonstrated at the last
meeting: of the society that many of the
vegetables grown in Florida and other
warm climate® can be cultivated in
Macon.
So well do the members of the insti
tute believe that many different vege
tables can be cultivated here through
the winter that they have decided to
have a regular garden as an experi
ment.
A prize list will also be offered to the
public for the best vegetables grown in
the winter. The offering of prizes
will stimulate much interest among the
truckers around Macon, who will doubt
less learn that .Macon can grow a large
per cent of her edibles regardless of
the winter season.
average depth of twelve inches last
week.
It is not an easy matter to make two
bales of cotton per acre even on well
prepared land. The season will influ
ence th© yield, as you know, quite ma
terially. It is also very important to
select a good type of cotton. Probably
there is some one in your vicinity who
has given special care and attention
to the selection of a big boiled type
which is comparatively free from dis
ease and fcharacterlized by the large
yields obtaihed from it. "VVe can recom
mend for your consideration Cleveland,
Russell, Triumph, Culpepper and Uncle
Sam. To secure the best results with
cotton you should put yourself in posi
tion to apply from three to five tons
of yard manure under the drill row at
the time of planting, as we take it that
this land is not well supplied with veg
etable matter even though the land was
devoted to cowpeas last year. You
should remember that in cutting off the
peas for hay you leave a comparatively
small amount of nitrogen in the soil
and do not increase the organic matter
to any considerable extent. Especially
is this true if the land has been given
clean cultivation for a long series of
years. The use of yard manure* under
the drill row will do more to insure
your making a good yield than any other
suggestion we can offer. We would ad
vise that you apply to the land /where
you hope to raise at least two bales
of cotton per. acre from 800 to 1,000
pounds of ^-commercial fertilizer. Use
about a 10-3-4 on clay land. In our
experience we have found it best to mix
th© commercial fertilizer with the ma
nure in the open furrow. This may be
done with a bull tongue and the mixing
should be done thoroughly. We have
not used side applications nor nitrate
of soda, and even this year were able
to produce two bales of cotton per acre
in our demonstration field by following
the methods suggested.
* * *
W. W., Kennesaw, Ga., writes: I
receive much benefit from reading the
agricultural columns of The Journal,
and come to you again for some ad
vice. I have forest leaves and pine
straw, more than I can use. In some
places the leaf 'mold is knee deep.
I would like explicit directions for
using them in a compost heap with
lime, with ashes, with acid phos
phate and with concentrated lye.
Please state which will make the best
compost.
It is a pleasure to know that th©
columns of The Journal have been
serviceable to you, for it is the pol
icy of this paper to endeavor to sup
ply • its farmer readers with definite
and accurate information concerning
all phases of agricultural practice. Spe
cial attention has been given, as you
know, to supplying farmers with ref
erence to the use of fertilizers.
One who has an abundance of forest
leaves, pine straw and leaf mold at
his command is fortunately situated.
Personally, we would prefer to use
this under the drill row at the time
of planting, either corn or cotton or
both. If you have plowed your lahd,
so much the better; if not, break it
at once. Then lay it off in rows from
three and a half to four and a half
feet wide, depending on its natural
fertility. Open up wide deep furrows
and fill with litter and leaf mold. Mix
this well with the subsoil by means
of a bull tongue. Then apply from 300
to 500 pounds of fertilizer at the time
of planting the crop. The formula
will depend a good deal on the nature
of the land. On red clay land us©
about 8 3-3 or 4; on sandy land in
crease this to 9-3 or 3.5-4 or 6. The
larger amounts are probably best used
under corn and the smaller amounts un
der cotton. A side application of 200
pounds per acre will often be found
advisable as well. It would not be
good policy to use lime or acid or
concentrated lye on your leaf mold,
provided you attempt to prepare a
compost therefrom. You could mix,
say 1,500 pounds of leaf mold with 300
pounds of acid phosphate, 100 pounds
of muriate of potash and 100 pounds
of cotton seed and make a fair com
post, but we do not think you would
secure any better results from the la
bor and effort required In this connec
tion than by the method we have sug
gested.
* * *
FERTILIZER FORMULAS FOR COT
TON AND CORN.
R. A. IC., Clarkesville, Ga,, writes: I
want a cheap formula for cotton and
one for corn. I want to mix my own
fertilizer. Would be glad for any in
formation you can give me.
This Removes the Salts Which
Injure the Plant and Pre
vent the Best Crop
There are three services that drainage
does for the tillens of the soil. The first
and probably the most fundamental
necessity of soil drainage i*s the removal
of the more soluble salts, which, when
collected and preserved in sufficiently
large quantities, cause what w© call
"alkali soils.” These soluble salts are
formed by the decomposition of both
vegetable and animal substances, and
when they form in the soil in too strong
a solution plants find difficulty in grow
ing. So long as there is sufficient
leaching of the soil to hold the soluble
salts down to small percentages, so
that neither plasmolytic nor toxic ef
fects result, then the first imperative
for soil drainag© is met.
The second Imperative demand for soil
drainage is to prevent a stagnation of
the soil water. In othef words, this
means to prevent the exhaustion of the
oxygen from the air In the soil water
and in places not occupied by water,
because of the fact that an abundance
of free oxygen in the soil Is absolutely
necessary to sustain plant life. It has
been repeatedly proven that thorough
soil drainage brings about this desired
result.
The third demand for drainage is to
chang© the physical nature of the soil.
Drainage will render the soil suffi
ciently firm and solid to permit the field
or road to be moved over without dif
ficulty or inconvenience. The reason
that a wet soil gets “sloppy” and is not
capable of sustaining weights of any
considerable quantities, is because of the
fact that the spaces between the soil
grains are completely filled with water,
and when we see a state of affairs like
this we do not find the surface tension.
And when the soil particles are envel
oped, in a film of water (in excess) there
is only a slight friction to bind the
soil grains together, and hence they
move over and upon each other so freely
as to be unable to sustain much weight,
and as a consequence the horse and wag
on sinks down into the soil, and some
times gets “stuck.”
If we take the case of sand lands,
however, we find a very difficult state
of affairs. One is impressed with the
hardness of th© sands near the sea
shore, while a few feet higher up on
the land the sand is yielding and has a
tendency to float or drift. The pres
ence or the absence of the water, as
the case may be, makes the nature of
the soil what it is. When the water in
the sand is lost either by drainage or
by evaporation, the sand becomes plia
ble and yielding. Clayey soils are
somewhat similar to sand in this re
spect. When a soil of a clay texture
gets thoroughly soaked with water the
soil particles or grains run together,
and upon drying they are cemented to
gether very firmly. Here the soil par
ticles of the clay as large as those of
the sand this cementation would not
take jjlace and we would not find the
hard, compact body of soil.
All soils need oxygen in abundance,
potash. Use in the same amounts as
suggested for corn.
* * *
'UNUSUAL CLAIMS FOR VARIETY
OF CORN.
• J. L. D., Talbotton, Ga., writes: I
am offered some corn which is claimed
to contain more protein than a*ny other
variety in the south or the state. I
would like to plant some of it but it
costs $4.00 per bushel, which I think is
pretty steep. Do you think an ordinary
farmer can afford to pay such a price
for corn to plant on ordinary Georgia
upland?
A very good formula to use on corn
in your section of the state may be
prepared by mixing together 900 pounds
of acid phosphate containing 16 per
cent of available phosphoric acid, 1,000
pounds of cotton seed meal containing
7 per cent of nitrogen, 2 per cent of
potash and 2 per cent of phosphoric acid
and 100 pounds of muriate of potash
containing 50 per cent of available
potash. This mixture will analyze ap
proximately 8.2 per cent of available
phosphoric acid, 3.5 per cent of nitro
gen and 3.5 per cent of potash. Use
at least 300 pounds under the drill
row and 200 pounds as a side appli
cation. Some nitrate of soda may be
advisable as a top dressing on the corn.
This will be determined by the per cent
of organic matter in the soil and
whether you are in position to use
yard manure or not. One hundred
pounds of nitrate of soda is ordinarily
about the right amount to apply as a
top dressing to corn. This formula will
answer very well for cotton, but it is
possibly a little higher in nitrogen and
potash than need be. You may pre
pare another formula if you desire,
therefore, for use under cotton. In this
instance mix together 1,000 pounds of
acid phosphate, 400 pounds of dried
blood containing 13 per cent of nitro
gen, 100 pounds of muriate of potash
and 380 pounds of dry earth. This
formula will analyze approximately 8
per cent of available phosphoric acid, 3
per cent of nitrogen and 4 per cent of
The corn to which reference is made
has not been tested on the College farm
nor in our laboratories. Therefore, it is
imposssible to pass an opinion on its
chemical composition. Of course, there
is considerable variation in the protein
content of corn, depending somewhat on
soil and seasonal conditions and on the
degree of skill with which the particular
variety has been selected for the pur
pose of increasing the protein content.
We are inclined to think that one should
be very careful about making unusual
claims for a variety of corn or cotton
until it has beert thoroughly established
that the strains will breed true to type
and will show the characteristic claim
ed for it,under varying conditions. We
know that when corn is transferred
from one section of the country to an
other that its qualities are sometimes
affected. In our judgment the average
farmer will find it best to take a well-
selected type of corn * which has been
produced in his locality for a series of
years and has demonstrated its ability
to yield well under local conuditions.
We have tested quite a number of pro
lific corns on the college farm, and they
have made better yields than the large
eared sorts. Of course, they were grown
on uplands. We think the large eared
sorts will give the best yields on river
bottoms or unusually rich uplands. For
cultivation on ordinary upland, we are
inclined to think the prolific varieties
will give the best results, and they will
compare favorably in analysis with the
average of the corn produced throughout
the state.
CALIFORNIANS WOULD
STOP JAPS BUYING LAND
Legislature Will Decide
Such a Law Shall Be
Enacted
If
(By Associated Press.)
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 8.—Demo
cratic members of the legislature will
decide in caucus the question of at
tempting to enact at this session an
alien law designed to prevent Japanese
from acquiring land in California.
After a conference lasting until a
late hour last night,- an adjournment
was taken without a settlement of the
of the Panama Prclflc exposition in
San Francisco. It was decided to re
sume the discussion in a formal caucus
to be called later.
President C. C. Moore, of th© exposi
tion, offered a proposal to the effect
that the alien land law question be put
to a vote in any single legislative dis
trict In the state, both its pro-oppo
nents and opponents to abide by the de
cision of the voters. He asserted that
the "Japanese menace” had been exag
gerated and that less than 20,000 acres
of land in California was owned by sub*
jects of the island empire.
It is understood that nearly a score
of bills relating to Japanese immigra
tion and regulation are In course of
preparation by many legislators.
STEAMER DISAPPEARS
BEFORE AID REACHES IT
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.—Advices to
the chamber of commerce here from As
toria say the Rosecrans had disappear
ed when tugs and life savers went out
to the rescue.
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well, that they are drained by natural
percolation and underflow of ground
water. But w© find it is sometimes
necessary to employ artificial methods
of removing any unnecessary water that
we may have on or in the soil. These
cases may be classed under the follow
ing heads: First, comparatively flat
lands or basins upon which the surface
water from higher lands collects; sec
ond, lands bordering higher lands,
whose structure is such as to permit
the ground water of the adjacent re
gions to rise from beneath, thus keeping
the soil too wet; third, lands regularly
inundated by rising waters, or lands
that would be if not shut off by dikes;
fourth, lands that are underlaid by a
stiff layer of clay, which does not allow
percolation of the surface water, and,
fifth, those lands to which water is
supplied by excessive irrigation (rice
fields, etc.) It may be also necessary
to introduce drainage upon some lands
to remove or aid the removal of salts,
alkalis, etc.—Texas Farm and Fireside.
and a water-logged soil can not hold
within itself this necessity for plant
growth. An abundance of free oxygen
must b© on hand in the soil. The germ
inating seeds must have it, the roots
must have it, the soil bacteria must
have it, and it must be there to prevent
stagnation of the soil. There are also
certain little germs that have the power
of breaking down nitrates and even or
ganic matter, and these must have oxy
gen to accomplish their t^sk. The
chemical changes which are necessary
for the growth of the plants must have
oxygen in order to, take place. We
need good drainage so that the air may,
enter the soil in proper amounts.
To the average farmer would come a
question as to what drainage does for
the soil. Besides doing all of the above,
it warms up a soil. Drainage also in
creases the available supply of soil
moisture. We all know that a damp
cloth will remove more water from a
floor than will a dry one, so it is with
the soil. When the land is well drained
and allowed to be in a moist condition
instead of actually water-soaked, water
rises in them by capillarity much faster
than it does in dry soils. It is, there
fore, a matter of great importance to
keep the surface soil, below the soil
mulch, as damp as the best conditions
for growth will permit.
It must be kept in mind that every
soil needs drainage, but it is fortunate,
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